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Australia news live: PM takes aim at Ley over climate target comment; NSW Greens push for laws to keep cats inside | Australia news

PM calls Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets ‘extraordinary’ Albanese also had harsh words for opposition leader Sussan Ley and her refusal to set the Coalition’s own targets. Albanese said: Today we’ve had the extraordinary comment by the leader of the Liberal party who said ‘we don’t believe in setting targets at all’ … The […]

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UK borrowing rises to worse-than-expected £18bn in August | Government borrowing

The UK government borrowed more than expected last month, official figures show, adding to pressure on the Treasury in the run-up to the autumn budget. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed public sector net borrowing – the difference between public spending and income – rose to £18bn in August, £3.5bn more than […]